Yeah, it is going to get awkward for FIFA playing in half filled stadiums.
soooooo the lower class is getting priced out of both the bread AND the circuses?
Hurrah! Let’s keep pushing those numbers down for all games in the USA. Maybe even reschedule the final away from the Meadowlands.
It isn’t like Arlington, TX is going to be that much better.
Amen, please get it out of Jersey, it was never going to be a boon, only a burden.
No kidding. Route 3 is going to be madness. I feel a great swell of pity for the poor folks living in East Rutherford, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, and Secaucus.
I feel that pity for them regardless of these WC games.
Same. Used to be up there often for work pre-COVID, and now I just say no, it isn’t worth the money. I’m a central jerseyan and that’s all I need. And Jersey City, unfortunately.
So you’re in South Jersey but you’re on the north end of it. Which is it - Pork Roll or Taylor Ham?
Whoa whoa, let’s not start a brawl
Ha, oddly enough I’m partial to neither because I don’t think it’s that great a meat. I’ll go sausage or bacon with my egg and cheese first.
And if anything, I would be southern North Jersey, I’m a stone’s throw from 78, don’t lump me in with those Southies.
The cheapest seat costs USD$1120, when most of the world is in a cost of living crisis.
That’s like several months of food. Or years worth of video games. That’s so expensive. Even if I was a big fan of the sport, I wouldn’t be able to justify spending that.
Maybe even 128GB of RAM.
I’m a huge fan of the sport, living in the city where the game is held, with more than enough money to afford those tickets. I’m not even considering spending that.
Not just the cost. The corruption carries a stink. People dont want to travel to america as they worry they wont be welcome by the border control. Nobody wants to spend thousands to end up in detention.
You mean like actual FIFA referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan who was barred from entering the US and had to fly home?
And these dingbats want people to drop thousands on travel, accommodation and tickets? Tickets to see the event where actual game officials are turned back at the border? Good luck 👍
I live in the US and within traveling distance. I can absolutely afford the tickets. I am a lifelong supporter of the sport.
Fuck FIFA. Fuck the US.
Same. I love football, live within reasonable distance of a stadium, and am at a stage of life where I could definitely attend some matches and see some of my favorite players.
Not even going to watch on TV.
My MLS club is sending out emails offering “discounted” tickets to the US v Paraguay team. It was hard to click the trash can icon while laughing so hard.
My extreme excitement for this WC turned into extreme desire for pure chaos and disaster. All the reasons I boycotted Russia and Qatar are being done by the US.
Personally, I’m boycotting the World Cup, so…
Same. My apathy of football is suddenly a virtue.
I’ve seen a significant lack of discussion around boycotting it. It was a huge part of the discourse around Qatar, so I wish it was a bit more widespread and “normalised” for this one as well.
I have been hearing it a lot, but it is quieter and more serious. A lot more people are just doing it out of necessity or cost, too. No need to boycott something you can’t attend or aren’t allowed to attend.
Me too, but I usually don’t watch football anyway so it’s not exactly different from standard operating procedure
good
Took the word right out of my mouth
Pretty soon the only ones watching anything will be the Space Billionaires. /s
Showing graphs not adjusted for inflation by default is disingenuous.
I appreciate the point you’re making. However, even at a glance you can quite easily see there’s a sudden jump well beyond inflation. On top of that, they also include a graph that does adjust for inflation. They look very similar. In fact, the only noteworthy difference is that the price (adjusted for inflation) has remained flat until this year, where it suddenly spiked.
We did not have 500% inflation since 2022…
Edit: The total inflation rate from 2022 (Average) to Apr. 2026 is 13.79%
it does show the inflated graphs.
But it doesn’t really matter, it is obvious that the prices now are insane compared to:
2014 Brazil ticket prices ranged from €69 and the cheapest tickets for the final were priced at around €288
2018 Russia prices ranged from€79, while the most expensive final ticket in Moscow cost around €950
2022 Qatar ranged from€450 up to €1,000 or more.
Qatar was just scummy. The US following their lead is the same.
It’s true taking inflation into account would be useful. But when the increase was 5 to 7 times more in 4 years, inflation would not make a big difference.
I’m not buying
